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I searched in my heart how to cheer my flesh with wine, my heart yet guiding me with wisdom, and how to lay hold of folly, until I might see what it was good for the sons of men that they should do under heaven all the days of their lives.

Ecclesiastes 2:3 · WEB

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ગુજરાતીસભાશિક્ષક ૨:૩
પછી મેં મારા અંત:કરણમાં શોધ કરી કે હું મારા શરીરને દ્રાક્ષારસથી મગ્ન કરું, તેમ છતાં મારા અંત:કરણનું ડહાપણ તેવું ને તેવું જ રહે છે. વળી માણસોએ પૃથ્વી ઉપર પોતાના પૂરા આયુષ્યપર્યંત શું કરવું સારું છે તે મને સમજાય ત્યાં સુધી હું મૂર્ખાઈ ગ્રહણ કરું.
हिन्दीसभोपदेशक २:३
मैंने मन में सोचा कि किस प्रकार से मेरी बुद्धि बनी रहे और मैं अपने प्राण को दाखमधु पीने से किस प्रकार बहलाऊँ और कैसे मूर्खता को थामे रहूँ, जब तक मालूम न करूँ कि वह अच्छा काम कौन सा है जिसे मनुष्य अपने जीवन भर करता रहे।

In context

1I said in my heart, “Come now, I will test you with mirth; therefore enjoy pleasure;” and behold, this also was vanity.

2I said of laughter, “It is foolishness;” and of mirth, “What does it accomplish?”

3I searched in my heart how to cheer my flesh with wine, my heart yet guiding me with wisdom, and how to lay hold of folly, until I might see what it was good for the sons of men that they should do under heaven all the days of their lives.

4I made myself great works. I built myself houses. I planted myself vineyards.

5I made myself gardens and parks, and I planted trees in them of all kinds of fruit.

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